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Patent GB-2374613-A (GB)
Title: Wall cladding system
Inventor: WATSON BRIAN
IPC: F16B37/04
Filed: 2002-03-13
Abstract: A cladding panel is mounted adjustably on a substrate such as a wall by means of an assembly comprising a supporting member such as a rail 20 mounted on e.g. the wall, and a fitting 40 on the panel which is supported by the member 20, the fitting 40 having a cam surface engaging member 20 and being movable, e.g. rotatable, to select the part of the cam surface which engages the member. The fitting may have a polygonal cam surface and a head with flats to enable it to be turned by a spanner. The assembly may also comprise a fixing member 30 mounted on the panel and engaging the rail 20, the member 30 comprising two parts allowing two dimensional relative motion between them.
Patent GB-2375812-A (GB)
Title: Drying apparatus with heat exchanger and heat pump
Inventor: HOYLE ROBERT THOMAS
IPC: F26B23/00
Filed: 2002-04-05
Abstract: Air being fed to a drying chamber 4 is pre-heated by the air leaving the chamber 4 in a heat exchanger 2 formed by an inlet duct 2 being adjacent to an outlet duct 7. Where they are adjacent the walls of the inlet duct 2 and the outlet duct 7 may have corrugations 8. The dryer, which may be a laundry tumble dryer, also comprises an impellor 5 and a heater 3. A heat pump 10 with it's condenser in the inlet duct 2 and it's evaporator in the outlet duct 6 may be included to assist the transfer of heat from the outlet air to the inlet air. The structure may be so arranged that the air pressure decreases as it passes through the condenser or increases where an increase in the temperature is required.
Patent GB-2382714-A (GB)
Title: Command codes stored in a reserved area of an optical medium
Inventor: OH YEONG-HEON
IPC: G11B7/007
Filed: 2002-04-16
Abstract: An optical medium 200 has a command code and an identification code recorded in a reserved area of a data packet (fig 1). When a controller 202 of the medium playing apparatus searches for and finds the command code and the identification code in the reserved region, controller 202 stores them in the memory 203 and they are displayed on a display screen, possibly with other screen content. When a user presses a function key in response to the displayed command, that command is executed by the controller 202. Commands may consist of instructions such as GoTo, Link or Jump, to control movement through the recorded content. Commands may also be control commands such as Compare, Setsystem or Set which select a replay configuration parameter to affect, for instance, the audio or the subtitle reproduction. The command code and the identification code may be recorded in a navigation information table of the medium 200 and may be recorded in the Presentation Control Information (PCI) packet or the Data Search Information (DSI) packet.
Patent GB-2376203-A (GB)
Title: Electrical discharge machining apparatus
Inventor: HALL MARTIN
IPC: B23H7/26
Filed: 2002-06-06
Abstract: An electrical discharge machining apparatus 10 comprises an electrode assembly 40 having an electrode clamp 54 for clamping a hollow electrode 24. Dielectric fluid is directed through the hollow interior of the electrode 24 to a workpiece 14. A deformable seal 70 seals between the electrode 24 and the assembly 40, and is moveable between a relaxed position (see Fig. 3) in which dielectric fluid can flow between the seal 70 and the assembly 40, and an operative position (see Fig. 5) in which the seal is deformed, and seals between the electrode and the assembly 40. A piston 74 actuates the clamp 54 and also caused deformation of the seal 70. The clamp 54 and seal 70 are capable of receiving an electrode 24 having an external diameter within a 200 micron range.
Patent GB-2393227-A (GB)
Title: Locking fastener arrangement
Inventor: CHANG SHIH-I
IPC: F16B39/12
Filed: 2002-09-23
Abstract: A fastener arrangement includes a bolt (3) having a head (31) and shaft (32) where a surface of the bolt head has serrations, a washer (4) having a surface with corresponds to the bolt surface and an opposed surface having a series of sharp ridges, and a nut (5) having a serrated surface.
Patent GB-2382432-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for display of well log data and data ancillary to its recording and interpretation
Inventor: POEDJONO BENNY
IPC: G01V1/34
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: A system and method for viewing well log data is disclosed. A wellbore identifier is entered into a remote display device. The display device is at a first location separate from a facility operated by a well logging operator. The well identifier is transmitted to a first database having ancillary data therein. The first database is operated by the well logging operator. The ancillary data are sent to the first location, and the ancillary data and data recorded from a well logging instrument disposed in a wellbore are presented on the display device.
Patent GB-2388717-A (GB)
Title: Magnetron arrangement
Inventor: TSUJI NAOKI
IPC: H01P7/06
Filed: 2002-11-25
Abstract: A magnetron arrangement in which a magnetron 1 is coupled through a transmission line, such as a waveguide 3, to a first filter 4 for causing an electromagnetic wave in a main oscillation frequency band of the magnetron to pass and for blocking an electromagnetic wave in a predetermined band. The transmission line includes absorbing means 7 for absorbing part or all of power of the electromagnetic wave in the frequency band which is blocked by the first filter 4. The Q value of a resonance in a spurious mode can decrease so that it is possible to implement a magnetron arrangement to be operated stably. The filter 4 is a low pass filter and a second filter 5 is provided which is a high pass filter so as to allow the frequency band which is blocked by the first filter 4 to pass to the absorbing means 7. A further aspect includes the first filter 4 and second filter constituted by a dielectric (9, Figs 4, 7, 9 and 10) and a screw stub (10) coupled to the transmission line by a coupling window 8. The magnetron may be coupled via a T branch (Figs 6 and 7). A coupling window (16, Fig 8) may couple the transmission line to a choke circuit (17) and the absorbing means 7. The second filter constituted by the dielectric (9) and screw stub (10) and choke filter (17) may be added to the arrangement having the power absorber 7 (Fig 11).
Patent GB-2388882-A (GB)
Title: Locking bolt
Inventor: DI-MOLA GINO DOMINICO MARIO AS
IPC: F16B13/12
Filed: 2003-01-22
Abstract: A locking bolt comprises a tubular bolt member (1) and an expansion bolt (2). The tubular member (1) consists of an externally screw-threaded shaft (3) terminating in a bolt head (5). The shaft (3) and head (5) are formed with an axial hole (6) at least a part of which is internally screw-threaded at (10). The expansion bolt (2) engages that screw-thread for advancement of the expansion bolt (2) axially along the axial hole (6). This advancement causes the radial expansion of a segmented portion (9) of the screw-threaded shaft (3), to press its screw-threads radially outwardly against the internal screw-threads of the nut or threaded bore (15) in which the bolt is received, to lock the bolt in the nut or threaded bore (15).
Patent GB-2397313-A (GB)
Title: A remotely operated or a fully automated mining machine
Inventor: SWIFT JONATHAN RICHARD
IPC: E21C27/24
Filed: 2003-02-07
Abstract: A remotely operated or a fully automated mining machine comprises a body 8 mounted on endless tracks 17, a shovel 7 is mounted pivotally at the front of the body 8 for channelling the material from the rock face onto a conveyor belt 9. The drilling mechanism comprises a drill 3 mounted on a swivel mount 4. The remotely operated mining machine further comprises lighting 1 and cameras 2 for viewing and arms 6 for propping the ceiling and the side walls. In another embodiment, the shovel 7 mounted on a retractable mounting 10 for sliding the shovel 7 into the body 8, and the drill 3 mounted on an extendable arm 13 which in then mounted onto a rotating sponson mounting 11.
Patent GB-2386862-A (GB)
Title: Book cover
Inventor: CRAWFORD CHARLES GARVIN
IPC: B42F13/00
Filed: 2001-07-30
Abstract: An improved cover has a back part and/or a front part in which an aperture (10) is provided extending through the or each part (12). On the inside face of the respective part a first pocket (14) is secured with at least a portion of a front face (16) being in areal registry with the aperture (10). The front face (16) of the first pocket (14) is transparent whereby an insert placed into the pocket (14) is visible through the aperture (10).
Patent GB-2399543-A (GB)
Title: Stencilling a design on to a foodstuff or drink surface
Inventor: COCKERTON ADAM JOHN
IPC: A47J43/22
Filed: 2003-03-20
Abstract: A method of applying a logo, trademark or advertisement to a foodstuff or beverage using edible material, the method comprising the steps of: (i) positioning a stencil over the surface of the foodstuff or beverage to which the logo, etc, to be applied; (ii) applying the edible material over the stencil; and (iii) removing the stencil. The stencil has one or more apertures 4 corresponding in shape to the logo, etc. It also has body 2 and handle 3.
Patent GB-2387495-A (GB)
Title: Surface-acoustic-wave device
Inventor: SHIBAHARA TERUHISA
IPC: H01L41/18
Filed: 2003-04-08
Abstract: In a surface-acoustic-wave device in which balanced terminals 29,30 are made to extend from series IDTs, noise coming from an electrical-potential signal at the series connection point of the series IDTs is removed to improve the degree of balance. A surface-acoustic-wave filter includes a pair of surface-acoustic-wave reflectors 21,22 formed on a piezoelectric substrate along the propagation direction of surface acoustic waves, and a plurality of IDTs disposed between the two surface-acoustic-wave reflectors. Two opposing electrode fingers 24,25 of the IDTs, which are series IDTs, are connected to corresponding balanced terminals, and the series connection point thereof 28 is grounded. As a result, noise coming from an abnormal electrical-potential signal generated at the series connection point can be removed to improve the degree of balance between the balanced terminals.
Patent GB-2386265-A (GB)
Title: Crimp connection
Inventor: KUWAYAMA YASUMICHI
IPC: H01R4/18
Filed: 2002-06-28
Abstract: The core 111 of a wire 110 is inserted into a cylindrical terminal 102, and the terminal is then compressed radially onto the wire, uniformly over its circumference. This may be done with a rotary swaging machine, see figure 1. The terminal has a contact protrusion 106 which goes into the core of the wire to increase the contact area.
Patent GB-2404134-A (GB)
Title: Football boot training aid
Inventor: HORGAN STEPHEN
IPC: A43B3/00
Filed: 2003-07-22
Abstract: A football boot constructed from a lighter material offering less padding 2, 3 and 4 and protection when striking a ball than a conventional football boot that is to be worn on the wearers favoured foot. The increase in sensation from hitting the ball encourages the wearer to use their weaker foot thereby exercising the weaker foot and leg and improving their foot balling skills. Preferably the football boot is luminous in colour 1 for visual identification.
Patent GB-2409050-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone lens cap with straps
Inventor: HAWKINS MAX EDWARD
IPC: G03B11/04
Filed: 2003-12-13
Abstract: The removable mobile phone lens cap consists of the lens cap 1, which may be round or oval in shape and may have a flap door 2 which opens, enabling the camera to be kept in use. In order to secure the lens cap to the phone there are straps 5 and 6. The lens cap can be adjusted so it can move to any point on the straps, utilising runners 7,8,9 and 10 on the underside of the lens cap 1. The straps may be made of rubber.
Patent GB-2394620-A (GB)
Title: Special call-fee charging method
Inventor: KONDO TAKAYUKI
IPC: H04M15/14
Filed: 2001-03-13
Abstract: A special call fee charging method, comprising the steps of causing an exchange device to receive a call origination signal from a call origination subscriber terminal unit, the call origination signal containing a special charging request, the exchange device notifies a charging server that the call origination subscriber terminal unit is charged a special call fee, the exchange device inquires of the charging server about a charging period, causing the charging server to notify the exchange device of the charging period and the exchange device sends a charging request to the charging server whenever the charging period elapses in a talk.
Patent GB-2411126-A (GB)
Title: Golf putting practise track
Inventor: COLLIER JOHN COVELL
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2004-02-21
Abstract: A golf putting practise track 1 comprises two parallel rails 2, 3, a direction error detection assembly 4 at one end of the rails and a positioning plate 5 for the ball and putter. The plate 5 is installed at a predetermined distance from the direction error detection assembly 4. In use the putter is kept at right angles to the rails 2, 3. Preferably the positioning plate 5 has a cut out at the centre of the leading edge to accommodate the ball, two lines parallel to the rails 2, 3 spaced apart by a distance greater than the diameter of a golf ball, and a back edge at right angles to the rails 2, 3. Swing monitor strips 6-8 may be installed between the rails 2, 3. The direction error detection assembly 4 preferably comprises a transverse shaft (22, Fig 4) with pairs of circumferential grooves (25-30, Fig 4) spaced apart by distances related to the angular error allowable for putts of various distances. Rectangular plates (31, 32, Fig 4) may be hung in the circumferential grooves (25-30, Fig 4) and are free to rotate of hit by a golf ball.
Patent GB-2412715-A (GB)
Title: An optical pointing device ball with a generally spiral laterally-deviating line pattern
Inventor: SAWYER ANTHONY MARK
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2004-04-01
Abstract: An optical pointing device such as a trackball or mouse has a ball 1 with a line pattern (2, fig 2) provided thereon which is of a different optical reflectance to the remainder 6 of the ball. The pattern comprising a line running from a top point 3 on the ball to a second point 4 on the bottom of the ball along the general line (5, fig 2) of a spiral, but the pattern including a plurality of lateral deviations 7 from the general line so that a movement of the ball 1 along the general line will still provide a detectable change in reflectance. The line may be printed, etched or provided by laser, and the ball then covered with a transparent coating. A ball cage 10 may have a light source such as LEDs 15, an optical lens 18 and a charged coupled array detector 16 within a compartment 13 with reflective walls.
Patent GB-2413530-A (GB)
Title: Printing plate module and printing press
Inventor: HOLLINGS TONY
IPC: B41F27/12
Filed: 2004-04-29
Abstract: A printing plate module (1) comprises a printing plate support member (3) having means to locate printing plates (4) in a predetermined position thereon and, engagement means (8, Fig 3a) on the plate support member for the releasable engagement of the printing plate support member (3) with a printing press during a plate loading operation to locate printing plates (4) located on the plate support member (3) in a predetermined position relative to a plate cylinder (7) of the press. The invention also discloses a printing apparatus and, a method of loading printing plates onto a plate cylinder of a printing unit.
Patent GB-2416391-A (GB)
Title: Submersible aquarium lamp with LEDs
Inventor: MYERS WILLIAM
IPC: A01K63/06
Filed: 2004-07-20
Abstract: An underwater aquarium lamp consists of multiple light emitting diodes 1 (LEDs) encased in a solid water-resistant translucent casing 2, powered by either a battery or external electric supply 6. The translucent casing is preferably manufactured from resin, and can be formed into various shapes. The number and colour of the LEDs can be varied. The LEDs are preferably controlled via a separate control unit 4. The water resistant casing facilitates submersion in a fish tank or aquarium 7.
Patent GB-2417046-A (GB)
Title: Hinged access cover
Inventor: CENTA ANTONY RICHARD
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 2004-08-10
Abstract: An access cover assembly (10, figure 1), for example a manhole cover, has a cover member (11) and an outer frame (12), the cover member having an inner frame (18, figure 2) adapted to be filled with, for example, screed or concrete. The cover member is pivotally mounted to the outer frame by means of a two-link double pivot system (figure 10), one end of each link pivotally mounted to a fixed point on the cover member, the other end of each link to a fixed point on the cover member, the links being spaced from each other. Resilient means (13, 14), preferably gas springs, may be provided to assist in raising the cover member.
Patent GB-2401866-A (GB)
Title: Esterases with lipase activity
Inventor: OAKESHOTT JOHN GRAHAM
IPC: A23D7/00
Filed: 2002-02-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of insect esterases or lipases, or mutants thereof, as catalysts in biotransformation processes. The present invention may have application in any process involving hydrolysis, esterification, transesterification, interesterification or acylation reactions. The invention also has application in the enzymatic resolution of compounds to produce optically active compounds and has particular, but not exclusive, application to substrates having a hydrophobic moiety such as pyrethroids and fatty acid esters.
Patent GB-2413447-A (GB)
Title: Short pulse loop back supervisory system
Inventor: DESBRUSLAIS STEPHEN
IPC: H04B10/00
Filed: 2005-04-21
Abstract: An optical transmission system comprises two optical fibres carrying optical signal traffic between two terminals, and a plurality of optical repeaters coupled to the two fibres each repeater having a permanently connected passive high loss loop back circuit between the two fibres. One terminal includes a transmitter, which launches a pulsed supervisory signal on a dedicated supervisory wavelength into one optical fibre, and a receiver, which detects a portion of the supervisory signal looped back from each repeater in order to identify the existence and location of faults in the transmission system. The pulsed supervisory signal is of sufficiently short duration such that portions of the signal returned from each repeater do not overlap with one another and interference with the counter-propagating traffic is avoided by utilising a dedicated supervisory wavelength. Each return pulse is integrated sequentially by a single detector and processed by heterodyne reception and synchronous demodulation.
Patent GB-2427256-A (GB)
Title: Multistage hollow projectile that reconfigures into a solid bullet upon impact
Inventor: SHAW CHRISTOPHER PAUL
IPC: F42B10/34
Filed: 2005-06-15
Abstract: A multistage projectile is disclosed having structural weaknesses which allows the projectile to impload and compress during impact so as to self adapt to the target. The projectile comprises a hollow tube allowing air to pass through the entire length of the projectile during flight, and two or more stages which may reconfigure the projectile into a conventional solid bullet upon impact with a target.
Patent GB-2427852-A (GB)
Title: Binder which automatically determines comb opening and back margin
Inventor: ARIES PAUL ARTHUR
IPC: B42B5/10
Filed: 2005-07-04
Abstract: Binder 10 has a comb opening mechanism to enable punched pages to be placed on the comb. This mechanism comprises fingers 12. These open the comb when outer user operable control 14 is rotated. A comb opening stop prevents the comb from being opened too far. This comprises inner control 18 which is secured for rotation with selection wheel 20. One of these components has markings relating to the comb diameter. Engagement of tongue 22 of control 18 with tongue 26 of control 14 limits the rotation of control 14 and thus the comb opening. Indentations 20a retain the wheel 20 at its appropriate position. Sheets to be punched are inserted into channel 28. Control 18 also drives, via a toothed belt (38, figure 1 and toothed wheel (36, figure 1), a back margin adjustment mechanism for the punch. Thus a single control 18 selects both the back margin and the comb opening for the comb size. A hopper (50, figure 3) with a scale (54, figure 3) enables the document thickness to be read, facilitating comb size selection.
Patent GB-2413188-A (GB)
Title: Locating the boundary of a subterranean reservoir
Inventor: ELLINGSRUD SVEIN
IPC: G01V3/165
Filed: 2001-08-07
Abstract: A method for locating the boundary of a hydrocarbon containing reservoir (12), particularly in the seabed (11), comprises the steps of deploying an electromagnetic transmitter (17) in a borehole or on the seabed; deploying a receiver (18); applying an electromagnetic wave field and detecting the wave field response; analysing the response to determine the presence or absence of such a reservoir; moving the receiver to another location along a path and repeating the previous steps; wherein the path taken by the receiver is determined by the signal characteristics of previously detected wave field responses, the transmission wavelength   g  through the overburden is between 0.1s and 10s where s is the distance from the seabed to the reservoir, the offset between transmitter and receiver is between 0.5  g  and 10  g  , and the transmission frequency is from 0.01 Hz to 1kHz. A refracted wave response provides useful information in the wave field response.
Patent GB-2418002-A (GB)
Title: A strut assembly including a compression spring of non-linear shape
Inventor: SCHUYTEN KRIS
IPC: B60G3/06
Filed: 2005-09-09
Abstract: A strut assembly 34 includes a strut 26 having upper and lower spring seats 42, 60 attached to it. A spring 28 is disposed between the upper and lower spring seats 42, 60. In its uncompressed state, the spring 28 has a non-linear shape such that when it is compressed it exerts a lateral force on the strut 26. The non-linear shape of the spring 28 in its uncompressed state is designed to allow the insertion of the strut 26 through the spring 28 when the spring 28 is in its uncompressed state.
Patent GB-2422209-A (GB)
Title: Controlling air/fuel ratio in supercharged or turbocharged i.c. engines
Inventor: BOLTON BRIAN KENNETH
IPC: F02B37/16
Filed: 2006-01-11
Abstract: The engine, eg a diesel engine, has a compressor 24, eg of a turbocharger 20. A recirculation path 30 including a controllable modulator valve 32 is provided from the outlet to the inlet of the compressor 24. Valve 32 may be opened by a controller 33 to reduce the amount of air reaching the engine intake 14 and thus reducing the air/fuel ratio. The controller may respond to engine conditions and to the regeneration needs of a lean NOx trap (LNT) 36. After regeneration, bypass or bleed valve 32 is closed and the engine returns to lean operation. Bleed modulation, engine fuelling and timing strategies may all be optimized for LNT regeneration while maintaining engine torque for good drivability and minimizing the impact on fuel economy.